What is x when 9 divided by x equals 39?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 9 and the quotient 39?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 9 ÷ 39 = 0.23076923076923

To prove this, let's compute 9 divided by 0.23076923076923: 9 0.23076923076923 = 39

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 9 divided by x gives a result of 39, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

9 x = 39

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 9 x x = 39 x
  2. 9 x x is equivalent to x x × 9 , which simplifies to 1 × 9 (or just 9 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 9 = 39 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 39: 9 39 = 39 x 39
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.23076923076923 = x (or x = 0.23076923076923 )

So, if the dividend is 9 and the quotient is 39, the divisor is 0.23076923076923.